Turkish Defence Industry - Exports & News

Our defense and aviation industry achieved exports of $553.4 million in February 2026, marking a 27.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

In the January–February period of 2026, our exports reached $1 billion 107 million, achieving a 35.1% increase compared to the same period last year.

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It has been reported that Turkey will modernize the Khalid bin Walid frigate, the flagship of the Bangladesh Navy. A $55 million intergovernmental agreement has been signed between the two countries for this purpose.

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800 Ejder Yalçın 4x4 vehciles ordered by Hungary.

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According to SIPRI, Azerbaijan's Air Force will procure 40 ASELPOD targeting pods from ASELSAN for use on JF-17 Fighter Jets


Only 3 in NATO
USA
Turkiye
France

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According to SIPRI, Indonesia has ordered Systems from Turkiye for its domestically produced Warships


2 MİDLAS vertical launch Systems
2 FERSAH-100-N DSH Sonar Systems
4 AKREP-200-N AKR fire control Radars
2 CENK 400-N AESA Radars
2 CENK 350-N AESA Radars
And SIPER Block-1 air defense Missiles

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🛡️🇹🇷Türkiye's 🇵🇰Pakistan'a T129 ATAK helicopter supply efforts had been disrupted due to 🇺🇸US engine export restrictions.

According to SIPRI data, 🇺🇸the USA will supply 12 LHTEC CTS-800 engines for the 🇹🇷ATAK helicopters (6 units) that 🇧🇩Bangladesh will procure.

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This is very interesting.. The US has approved the Engine transfer on the T129 to Bangladesh.

I'm wondering whatever happened to the Pakistan sale. Whether it was blocked because of Turkiye at a specific point in time? or whether it was Pakistan that was being punished, but regardless, the US did end up supplying other equipment, so maybe a ban is no longer there and it was temporary.

But I think the Pakistan sale is likely dead, especially with similar Chinese helicopters in the same class being sold.
 
The Presidency of Defense Industries is managing over 1,400 active projects with a project volume exceeding 100 billion dollars. How many of them are we aware of?


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Roketsan exports surpass $750M with over 50% growth in 2025​

"Roketsan is experiencing rapid growth of over 50% in both exports and domestic production," Ikinci stated. The fundamental reason is the capability to produce products competitively on time and deliver them to users.

"We cannot do this alone as Roketsan. We have become responsible for an ecosystem. For Roketsan to produce and deliver on time, our business partners and supply chain must support us, and we must support their growth with the same vision," he said.


It is not just the individual, isolated, high-performance item or product that contributes to the global success of the Turkish defence industry, but rather the comprehensive ecosystem as a whole. This approach makes sure that swift development, rapid deployment, and qiuck adaptation to the constantly evolving challenges on the battlefield and geopolitical arena is possible in the first place.

Many fail to understand the immense value inherent in this approach. It is literally what underpins our success and competitiveness.

Establishing this work concept and culture (!) in your country is indeed a challenging, long-winded and strenuous endeavor. However, upon reaching a specific threshold of success, it transforms into a self-sufficient, self-sustaining mechanism that picks up speed on its own. We are about the reach this level hopefully.
 
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finally Italy and Spain buying Turkish top end weapons

soon France will follow and UK and Germans thereafter
 
Turkish defense, aerospace exports hit nearly $2 billion in Q1

Türkiye's defense and aerospace exports rose 12.1% on an annual basis in the first quarter of the year, official data showed on Thursday.

 
finally Italy and Spain buying Turkish top end weapons

soon France will follow and UK and Germans thereafter

It is only a matter of time. Look at how Poland has purchased from South Korea! It takes time to develop weapons, and Europe needs weapons "fast" and Türkiye can be a winner in that space.

(Google AI - 'cause I iz lazy!!! ).

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Poland is a good customer of the Turkish defense industry.

They bought the KORAL EW system for almost half a billion USD and additional surveillance systems like ARSUS 100.


 
finally Italy and Spain buying Turkish top end weapons

soon France will follow and UK and Germans thereafter

Lets see, ther pride is to big to purchase direct from Turkiye so lets see what the Joint venture with Italians will bring.
 
It is only a matter of time. Look at how Poland has purchased from South Korea! It takes time to develop weapons, and Europe needs weapons "fast" and Türkiye can be a winner in that space.

(Google AI - 'cause I iz lazy!!! ).

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Greeks have been trying to freeze Turkey out by restricting EU funds to be used for purchases of Turkish weapons for many of these countries that want to buy, but I don't think it will be successful, there is a supply crunch, people don't have too man y steady suppliers, Turkey should push this issue in EU negotiations. Greece is undermining EU interests for their own vendettas.
 

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